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Sunbeam Well

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.65240, -2.82015

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Red Admiral, Eristalis pertinax +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Red Admiral, Eristalis pertinax +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Russian-vine, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Russian-vine, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Ullswater WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ullswater Way - Dalemain LoopWalking route

Ullswater Way Dalemain Loop - white text on red roundel

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Ullswater Way - Lowther Castle LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Eamont WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunbeam House in mist, Newbiggin

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunbeam House in mist, Newbiggin

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦DALEMAINHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Castle ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Brunswick Square GardensUrban park4.4 km→✦Millennium Fish CrossHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Coronation GardenUrban park4.6 km→

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